The judge says Miranda Hopkins ‘demonstrated a refusal to take responsibility’ for the beating death of her son.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
Cumberland police on lookout for man in stolen Jeep possibly casing homes
The vehicle with Colorado plates was seen in several West Cumberland driveways during the past 24 hours.
Standish man breaks into burly jail officer’s home – a move he likely regrets
Sean Wilson, a York County Corrections officer, was at home with his 2 children in Limington when Anthony Jones allegedly broke through the door.
Maine Supreme Judicial Court rules in favor of Waterville sex offender in probation appeal
The Law Court, as it also is known, ruled that the state had failed to prove that Cory Kibbe was still on probation when the state said he violated its terms.
Prosecutors seek life sentence for Robert Burton in slaying of girlfriend
The Abbot man was convicted of the murder of Stephanie Gebo in June 2015 in Parkman where they had lived together for two years.
Maine AG investigating shooting of man and woman by Marine Patrol officer
The Machiasport shooting occurred when the officer was serving an arrest warrant, according to the Maine Attorney General’s Office.
Relatives try to comprehend apparent murder-suicide of couple who ‘adored each other’
‘This has absolutely nothing to do with a crack in their relationship . . . nothing to do with hate or malice,’ says one relative of Clyde and Kim Shue.
Waterville man in armed standoff was being evicted from apartment
In a search of Michael Joslyn’s apartment, police say they found a ‘HiPoint, semi-automatic, 40-caliber handgun and several magazines.’
Drunk South Portland woman crashed car into house, tried to flee, police say
The 31-year-old woman was shoeless and wearing pajamas when police caught her a short distance away.
Mother who ‘blacked out’ on night of baby’s fatal beating faces sentencing
She told police that one of her two autistic sons may have been responsible.